Combined large and small work ironers



w. A. ZEIDLER COMBINED LARGE AND SMALL WORK IRONERS Filed June 9, 1921 Patented Dec. 28, 1926.

UNHTED STATES P! r 4 heats E ATEN'E" WILLIAM A, ZEIDLER, OF N'EW' YORK, N. ASSIGNC'R C-F ONE-HALE T BENJAMIN GOULD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COMBINED LARGE AND SMALL WORK Application filed. June 29, 1921.

The invention has for an object to adapt an ironing mechanism intended for use in handling large pieces for the rapid and convenient handling of small work such as collars, cuffs, and ruffled Work, for which large machines are not well adapted. It is a particular aim of the invention to adapt a large work machine to the additional use so as to obviate all necessity for building separate machines, yet obviating any waste of energyor involving objectionable expense due to operating a large machine to which my invention might be attached. It is an important aim to provide an improvement in mechanism for handling of ruflies and other small work, adapted to be manufactured readily at a low cost. and operated easily without interfering with the mechanism or utilization of the'main machine for large work. A further aim of the invention is to present improvements in specific structure of a novel character useful in such devices and especially in the pedal control therefor.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention reside in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts as will be appreciated from the description 7 of one of the embodiments of my invention and from the drawings accompanying, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a machine constructed in accordance with my invention, with the mandrel and shoe removed.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation thereof,

Fig. 3 is anend view,

Fig. 4 is a detail of the pedal control,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation of the ironing shoe and mounting, partly in sect-ion.

There is illustrated a frame work of an ironing machine, which may be termed the main machine, constructed in accordance with the disclosure in my Patent No. 1,565,- 348, granted to me Dec. 15, 1925, the frame work 9 including legs 1 of angle iron, and a plurality of presser rolls 10 and 11. The driving means for the rolls is enclosed in a casing 12. The other details of the mechanism being immaterial to. the present application, are not described in detail, except that the driving means for the forward. roll 10 includes a sprocket 13 as described in my said application. A stud shaft 14: is provided, having a base flange 14 resting snug IRONERS.

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ly against the outer face of the sprocket 13, rigidly bolted to the sprocket for rotation therewith. The casing 12 includes a side plate 15 through which the" shaft 1 f projects. The shaft 14 is comparatively short for example about one foot in length and on it is mounted as by a hub 18 and set screw 20 a padded roll 17 ormandrel or corresponding length, and of a diameter suitable for the uses intended. An ironing shoe 21 is vertically movable over the roll 17 and may be provided with any usual form of burner suitable for its heating. It also includes a hood 22 of asuitable form preferably open at opposite sides, with its top part inclined from one opening to the other so as to give a proper draft therethrough. The shoe is carried by an arm 24, which is formed with an eye 25 at the forward end fitting upon a tapered stud 26 carried by the shoe, the eye 25 having a cylindrical opening which receives loosely the large base portion of the stud 26, which is shouldered at its outer end and provided with a retainer washer 27 held in place by a screw 28 engaged in the end of the stud, the washer being spaced slightly above the eye 25 so that the shoe thus has a swiveled mounting upon the arm 2d. The stem of the burner extends rearwardly and is fastened to the arm 24 by a clamp 24. V

The roll 17 and shoe 22 are located out-- side of the end of the frame and the arm 2a is pivoted to a bracket 29 suitably affixed to the rear side of the frame and accordingly extends diagonally between said shoe and bracket. Connected to said arm interme diate of its length is a link 30 which extends downwardly through a guide 30 on the frame 9 close beside the casing 12 to an opcrating pedal 31. This brings the link close to the end of the frame and enables it to lie in the angle defined between the casing 12 and roll 17. In the present embodiment the pedal 31 consists of a U-shaped rod having its end portions bent at right angles to its intermediate part and pivoted to the legs 11 on a horizontal axis, with a spring 32 to elevate both the pedal and the shoe which moves therewith.

The upper end of the link 30 is fastened to the arm 24 in the present embodiment by a fork and pin 51 which, together, embrace said arm. One end of this spring is attached to the pedal and the other end to the cross lOQ iii

rod 32 carried by the frame 1, and means are also provided for holding the shoe releasably in bearing upon the mandrel or work thereon, this means consisting of a catch device 33 pivoted to the pedal 31, and having a latch arm 34 which in the present instance comprises a rod of resilient metal having the outer end portion folded upon itself as at 35,

While the: body of the rod within the limits of this folded end is formed with two out wardly bowed recesses 36 and 37 spaced longitudinally of the shank and adapted t receive the cross rod 32 loosely therein alternatively. A restricted slot 38 is thus formed between the recesses 36 and 37 and the bent end constitutes a resilient tongue by which movement of the rod from one recess to the other will be yieldingly resisted. The device is also so formed that the tongue 35 extends at a tangent, at the rear side of the device, its inclination with respect to the foot piece 33 being such that when pressure is exerted upon the tip of the foot piece the tendency will be to displace the tongue so that the rod may pass from the one recess and enter the other.

In operation, the operator of the auxiliary appliance stands before the end of the frame 9, and introduces articles upon the roll or mandrel so that the same move upwardly thereover, or inserts them from the end, then operates the pedal to depress the shoe upon such articles, when the same have been properly located under the shoe. By reason of the swivel mounting of the shoe it will accommodate itself to varying thickness of the work, so that it will be pressed and ironed better than when the shoe is tired in parallel relation to the mandrel.

is rotated continuously.

inc roli i i/ hat is claimed 1. In an ironing machine, in combination, a frame, a rotating mandrel outside of said frame, a shoe located above said mandrel and having a concavity complementary thereto, an arm having one end hinged to the frame and the other end articulated to said movable arm hinged to said frame in a diagonal position and having its free end overhanging said. roll, a shoe secured to said arm by a universal joint and having its bottom face hollowed out to fit said roll and means for raising and lowering said arm.

In testimony whereof I afiX my signature.

WILLIAM A. ZEIDLER. 

